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27 05, 2016

Local 79 Tells Gilbane: Go Union or Get Out of Town!

2016-05-27T17:28:57-04:00

In a series of rallies that have increased in size, intensity, and outrage, Local 79 members and members of other construction unions have been coming out in force to protest non-union contractor Gilbane. Rallies have been held at various Gilbane sites throughout the City, including the latest one on May 25 which drew thousands of workers. The message to Gilbane is loud and clear: Change your non-union practices or you will be run out of our City!

Local 79 Tells Gilbane: Go Union or Get Out of Town!2016-05-27T17:28:57-04:00
19 05, 2016

Local 79 Members: Show Your Support for the Strike Against Verizon!

2016-05-19T09:32:03-04:00

Every Thursday afternoon from 5:00 pm-8:00 pm, until the strike against Verizon is won, Local 79 members are asked to join striking workers in front of the Verizon store at 57 W. 57th Street. We are urging members to come out in force to show their solidarity with the 40,000 CWA brothers and sisters who have been out on strike since April 13th.

Local 79 Members: Show Your Support for the Strike Against Verizon!2016-05-19T09:32:03-04:00
4 05, 2016

Construction Workers Memorial Mass and Rally

2016-05-04T11:11:11-04:00

On April 28, 2016, hundreds of construction workers, labor leaders, and management gathered at St. Patrick's Cathedral for the annual mass honoring construction workers who lost their lives on New York City construction sites in the past year. Since the previous Memorial Mass in 2015, fourteen of the sixteen workers who lost their lives were working at non-union construction sites. An article in The New York Times covered the Memorial Mass, the rise in construction-related deaths during the current construction boom in New York City, and the profound personal loss for the families of those killed. Following the Memorial Mass, hundreds of [...]

Construction Workers Memorial Mass and Rally2016-05-04T11:11:11-04:00
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